Contribution to the chalcidoids (Hymenoptera: Chlacidoidea) of Iran: new records of family, genus and species
The family Macromesidae Graham, 1959, and the genus Epicopterus Westwood, 1833, from the family Eunotidae Ashmead, 1904, are recorded for the first time from Iran, by two species Macromesus amphiretus Walker, 1848, and Epicopterus choreiformis Westwood, 1833, respectively. Specimens were collected using Malaise traps during 2010–2011 from the Guilan and Qazvin provinces in north-central Iran. Detailed morphological characters of the newly recorded species are provided. The number of Macromesidae and Eunotidae species in Iran is newly raised to one and four species, respectively. An updated list of all known species of these taxa from the Middle East is also included.
Authors
- Ali Asghar Talebi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5749-6391)
- Mohammad Khayrandish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2568-2306)
- Mahla Shojaey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5000-6262)
- Hossein Lotfalizadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7927-819X)
- Mohammad Mehrabadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2981-7308)
Institutions
- Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman (IR)
- Tarbiat Modares University (IR)
- Agricultural Research & Education Organization (IR)
- Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.2.407
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00